Fortelling - Writer Tools

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.0
2.87K reviews
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone 10+
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About this app

Novelist, are you ready to start writing your next amazing novel?
Fortelling provides the tools you need to plot & write your book.

Writing Tools
Our advanced plotting tools allow you to organize your story elements.
Create characters, languages, species & items.
Build out your fictional worlds with our advanced location tool.
Create sublocations and document your unique universe.

Keep an overview
Link all your story elements together to create one giant board with related items.
Describe their relations and keep the mess in your head organized.

Write your novel
Are you ready to put your pen on paper?
You can even write your novel within Fortelling.
Use our writing statistics and version history to stay in control.

Collaborate
Working together on a story has never been easier.
Through our real-time collaboration feature, you can keep the synergy going and co-write something amazing.

Weekly Challenges
Every Sunday, we launch fresh writing prompt to challenge your imagination.
Come up with an interesting short story for our prompt, share it with others, and receive feedback.
Updated on
Jan 31, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Financial info
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.0
2.64K reviews
Lexi Schaub
February 2, 2026
I've always wanted to write a book, but have never really had the organizational skills or motivation to believe I could get it done, but I honestly feel like it is possible with this app. I really like how you can split up chapters and create timelines, as well as track your progress. It is really helpful if you're busy! If they make word count stats automatic (instead of me having to do my own math to figure out how many words I've written) I'll bump my review to 5 stars! I'd def recommend!
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Emily Young
August 25, 2024
Super easy to use, I love being able to create my own categories for characters and such. I love using it for outlining plots, characters, etc. I love being able to add a bunch of photos and create timelines and notes and even relationship charts. Writing in the app is great and works really well. Also, there are very few ads, which is amazing! I also love the challenges, even if I don't participate, lol. Really helps me put all my thoughts in one place!
30 people found this review helpful
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PokeTrainerCristal
April 18, 2024
This is probably the 4th writing tool app I've downloaded, and it is definently my favourite! You can add information for all of your characters, locations, items, and even custom languages. It has a great timeline feature. You can easily move everything in the timeline. It has boards where you can compile notes and connect different items in your story. All in all, just great! AND this is all available in the free version. Definently recommend.
64 people found this review helpful
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What’s new

Update 4.2.2:
This one’s all about files, speed, and getting more done in fewer taps.
- Upload multiple images at once
- Duplicate story elements
- Switch between grid and list views in files
- New gallery view for images inside folders
- Select, move, or delete multiple files together
- Upload and preview PDF files right in the app (Pro)
- Add images directly to notes

Plus a handful of fixes for sorting and filtering. For all the details, check the full changelog inside the app.